Crown Architecture and Life-History Traits of 14 Tree Species in a Warm- Temperate Rain Forest: Significance of Spatial Heterogeneity

1997 ◽  
Vol 85 (5) ◽  
pp. 611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shin-Ichiro Aiba ◽  
Takashi Kohyama
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Spatial Heterogeneity ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Rain Forest ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Crown Architecture ◽  
Temperate Rain Forest ◽  
Warm Temperate

Flood Resistance of Tristaniopsis laurina and Acmena smithii From Riparian Warm Temperate Rain-Forest in Victoria

1990 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 371 ◽  
Author(s):  
DR Melick
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Water Stress ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Rain Forest ◽  
Ecological Status ◽  
Flood Damage ◽  
Temperate Rainforest ◽  
Flood Resistance ◽  
Temperate Rain Forest ◽  
Warm Temperate

The responses of seedlings of Tristaniopsis laurina and Acmena smithii, two important tree species in riparian warm temperate rainforest communities in Victoria, are investigated in relation to flood disturbances. Freshly germinated A. smithii seedlings had died within 5 weeks of complete waterlogging in the greenhouse, and although the young T. laurina seedlings survived waterlogging for 14 weeks, their growth rate was curtailed. Nine-month-old seedlings of both species were found to be relatively tolerant to waterlogging, forming aerenchymatous surface roots after 40 days of flooding. Neither species suffered leaf abscission or demonstrated any other signs of water stress commonly associated with flood intolerant species. In experiments to determine the resilience of these species to physical flood damage, both species also demonstrated a capacity to regenerate vegetatively following the removal of above ground parts in young seedlings. The heartwood of T. laurina was found to be more decay resistant than that of other species in the field including that of A. smithii. The significance of these results are discussed in relation to other factors examined in earlier papers adding to the understanding of the ecological status of these species within the riparian rainforest communities.

Genetic Variability in Two Tree Species, Acer platanoides L. and Betula pendula Roth, With Contrasting Life-history Traits

2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 320-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gösta Eriksson ◽  
Sanna Black-samuelsson ◽  
Martin Jensen ◽  
Tor Myking ◽  
Mari Rusanen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Genetic Variability ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Betula Pendula ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Acer Platanoides ◽  
Betula Pendula Roth

Gap-phase dynamics and coexistence of a long-lived pioneer and shade-tolerant tree species in the canopy of an old-growth coastal temperate rain forest of Chiloé Island, Chile

2008 ◽  
Vol 35 (9) ◽  
pp. 1674-1687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alvaro G. Gutiérrez ◽  
Juan Carlos Aravena ◽  
Natalia V. Carrasco-Farías ◽  
Duncan A. Christie ◽  
Mauricio Fuentes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Rain Forest ◽  
Old Growth ◽  
Phase Dynamics ◽  
Temperate Rain Forest ◽  
Gap Phase

Tree species regeneration in a mid-elevation, temperate rain forest in Isla de Chilo�, Chile

Vegetatio ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 74 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 151-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. Armesto ◽  
E. R. Fuentes
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Rain Forest ◽  
Temperate Rain Forest

scholarly journals Incongruent range dynamics between co-occurring Asian temperate tree species facilitated by life history traits

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 2346-2358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun-Peng Zhao ◽  
Xiao-Ling Yan ◽  
Graham Muir ◽  
Qiong-Yan Dai ◽  
Marcus A. Koch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Range Dynamics

scholarly journals Successional Categorization of European Hemi-boreal Forest Tree Species

Plants ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1381
Author(s):  
Raimundas Petrokas ◽  
Virgilijus Baliuckas ◽  
Michael Manton
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Life Histories ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Forest Succession ◽  
Forest Tree ◽  
Forest Harvesting ◽  
Core Component ◽  
Successional Development

Developing forest harvesting regimes that mimic natural forest dynamics requires knowledge on typical species behaviors and how they respond to environmental conditions. Species regeneration and survival after disturbance depends on a species’ life history traits. Therefore, forest succession determines the extent to which forest communities are able to cope with environmental change. The aim of this review was to (i) review the life history dynamics of hemi-boreal tree species in the context of ecological succession, and (ii) categorize each of these tree species into one of four successional development groups (gap colonizers, gap competitors, forest colonizers, or forest competitors). To do this we embraced the super-organism approach to plant communities using their life history dynamics and traits. Our review touches on the importance and vulnerability of these four types of successional groups, their absence and presence in the community, and how they can be used as a core component to evaluate if the development of the community is progressing towards the restoration of the climatic climax. Applying a theoretical framework to generate ideas, we suggest that forests should be managed to maintain environmental conditions that support the natural variety and sequence of tree species’ life histories by promoting genetic invariance and to help secure ecosystem resilience for the future. This could be achieved by employing harvesting methods that emulate natural disturbances and regeneration programs that contribute to maintenance of the four successional groups.

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